Twenty-seven Awards were given out over the course of the Awards Banquet with recipients honoured for showcasing leading ideas and innovation across a variety of sectors including healthcare, energy and power supplies, automotive and transportation, aerospace and defence and, chemicals and materials.

“The companies that received awards have shown innovation, competitiveness and leadership in meeting the particular demands of doing business in the current economic climate," remarked Art Robinson, President, Frost & Sullivan (North America)."The products and services that we recognise should be applauded as examples of how to effectively optimise strategies, performance and processes.”

The special keynote address for the evening was delivered by Steve Shor, the founder of the National Children's Leukemia Foundation, a leading non-profit organisation in the United States, who unveiled a ground-breaking therapy his research teams in the United States and Israel have discovered. Mr Shor and National Program Director, Dr. Sara Gardin, presented a new non-embryonic stem cell treatment for cancer and leukaemia, referred to as the "Stem cell cocktail" which delivers a combination of therapies including core steam cells and various compounds to tackle cell metastasization.

Steve Shor was recognised for his visionary leadership in finding a cure for leukaemia with the presentation of Frost & Sullivan's 2012 Growth, Innovation and Leadership Lifetime Achievement Award by Vice President & Global Head of GIL, Brian Denker.

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